Ensilage-tamping apparatus



F. M. FISHEL.

ENSILAGE TAMPING APPARATUS.

APPuATloN FILED 4APR. s. |921.

F. M. FISHEL. yEIISILAGE TAMPIIIG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED Ams, 192|. 1,41 1,428. Patented Apr, 4, 1922. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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FREDERICK M. FISHEJJ,l 0F MARION, "IOWA,

ENSlZAGE-TAMEING APPARATUS.

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Patented Apr. 4t, 1922.

Application med apra e, i921. sel-iai No. itesm.

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Be it known that l, FRnnnnroi; M. FrsHnL, a citizen ot the United States, residing at .ilariom in thefcounty ot Linn and State of iowa., have invented' certain new and useful Improvements in Ensilage-Tamping Ap* paratus, of which the following` is a specification.

This invention relates to ensilage tampingdevices, and more particularly to that type of machine, which may be readily attached and detached from the, usual type of silos.

An object of my invention is to provide a suitable ensilagfe tamping apparatus,.whioh will be eliicient in operation and inexpensive to u'lanufacture.

Another object is to provide an apparatus for tamping ensilae'e which may be so adjusted to readily adapt it for use in connection with any size of silo.

A further object is to provide an ensilage tamping apparatus, which will be provided with a detachable track, which may be readily detached from the silo, in case of an open top silo, or afxed track in the case the silo was provided with a roof.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which constitute a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, shown partly in section;

Figure 2 is a side elevation o1' a portion of a silo, showing a modified form of track and pulley hangers;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a silo with my improved tamping mechanism in position thereon;

Figure 4 is a plan View of a silo, showing' the adjusting means between the track and operating rope or cable, and

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modified form of adjusting hanger between said track and cable.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the several views to designate corresponding parts.

The silo 1 is of the usual construction, and may be provided with or without a root as desired.

Positioned adjacent the top of the silo 1, and within the same, is a track 2, preferably of T-shape, said track having a plurality ot' angle members 3, the same beine" adapted to`be attached to the wall vof the silo 1,

thereby holding the track in operative position. 'lhe angle members may also be hookshaped as shown` ata, in Figure 2,-thereby making it possible to attachto, or detach the track from the silo 1.

'lhe main beam of the derrick is made iu sections, and is adjustable in length', by means lot the bands 6 which surround both sections oit the beam, and a locking;- bolt 7, which when tightened down, holds the beam at the desired length. Y

Positioned on the upper end of the beam 5 a cap member 8, which seats firmly thereon, and 'formed integrally therewith are a pair of arms or hangers 9, 'tor the reception or positioning' of the pulley 10. Adja# cent the arms 9, and at either side thereof, are a pair ot' socket membersI 11. likewise toi-med integrally with the arms 9.

The l'n-aeing beams 12, are oit similar construction as the main beam 5, and are provided 'ith the same adjusting' and locking means. and 1Q are socket clamps or braces 13, which arev provided with downwardly extending` flanges 141, for engagement with the sides of the walls of the silo 1.

The main beam 5, also carries at its lower end, the depending` arms or brackets 15 for the positioning` of the pulley 16. A. pulley bracket 17, ot U-shape may be employed to carry the rollers 18, for engagement with the inner faces ot the "f-track` as shown in Figure 1, though l also provide a modified form of square bracket 19, which has one ol? its sides longer than the other, said sides carrying the pulley rollers 20. which engage on opposite sides of the track, as shown in lligure 2. These brackets 17 or 19 are provided with detachable adjusting' means 21, :tor connecting.' them with the pulley 22, through which the operatingl rope or cable 23 extends. A Aweight 24 is attached to the lower end of the cable 23, and is'used for #camping the ensilage in the silo 1. A

Figure 5` shows a. modilied form of adjustable pulley bracket 25. which is provided with the rollers 26, tor engagement with the track 2, and the whole being capable oi instant removal, or adjustment due to the openings 27 in the bars 28. The pulley`29 which carries the operating rope or cable 23 is mounted on the detachable adjusting device 21, which in turn is connected to the end of the bar 2S.

suitable engine 30 is employed for driv- On the lower ends ot the beams Cil ing the operating' mechanism 3l, which alternatively winds up the cable 2S, and then permits it to pull loose, so that the 'Weight 24 may be repeatedly dropped on the ensilage in the silo, thereby tamping the same. As before mentioned this mechanism may be used in connection with an open top silo, as shown in the drawings, or with a closed top silo, when the two bracing beams will not be used. In this event,'the.main beam will be laid on top ofthe root, and held in position by suitable means (not shown).

Therefore, this mechanism may be permanently positioned in a silo, or detach ably secured thereto, in part or the Whole.

Many minor changes in detail of construction' may be resorted. to Withoutdeparture from the spirit oit the invention.

Having thus described my invention what l. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. lnan ensilage tamping apparatus, the

combination with an adjustable main beam,

of a pair of adjustable bracing'beams, a track, a pulley engaging the opposite faces otffsaid track, an operating mechanism, a weight, and a cable connecting said Weight and operating mechanism.

2. An ensilag'e tamping apparatus comprisng an adjustable main beam, integral sockets carried by said beam, bracing beams engaging said sockets, clamps carried at the lower ends ot said beams, a T-shape track, an operating mechanism, a cable operated by said mechanism, a Weight attached to the free end of said cable, and means connecting the track and cable.

8. An ensilage tamping apparatus comprising anv adjustable derrick, pulleys carried by said derrick, a track, an operating 40 cable connected to said mechanism, a Weight 50 attached to the free end of said cable, and adj ustablev means connecting' said track and cable. l

In ank ensilage tamping apparatus, the

combination with a silo, a detachable track in said silo, an adjustable and detachable bracket, pulleys on the ends of said bracket. an operating' mechanism, a cable connected to said mechanism, and a weight connected to the free end of said cable, whereby the entire surface ot' the ensilage may be tamped. i Y

In testimony whereof Iafix my signature.

FREDERICK M. FIsHEL. 

